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Scott County rolls over Wayne County 63-0 Shannon Hutchinson Sports Writer The Wayne County Cardinals met Scott County last Friday night at Georgetown's Rawlings Stadium in the first ever match-up between the two schools. Wayne County entered with a 3-2 record and was coming off a 35-16 home loss to Russell County. Scott County, last year's Class 4A State Runner-up, entered with a 1-3 mark and was coming off a 50-27 loss to Henry County. Scott County senior runningback Jimmie Warren rushed nine times for 123 yards and scored 5 touchdowns, as the hosts used a 28-0 second quarter to cruise to a 63-0 home win. Warren scored on touchdown runs of 10, 17, 4 and 38 yards, plus returned an interception 42 yards for another score, as Scott County improved to 2-3 on the season. The hosts used just 38 plays to total 331 yards of offense with 12 first downs, plus made the most of five Wayne County turnovers, in the win. "To compete against a 4A school like Scott County, you just can't make the mistakes we made. We shot ourselves in the foot several times early and never recovered. Give Scott County a lot of credit, they have a great football team and probably the best offensive line I've ever faced as a player or coach," said Wayne County head coach Shawn Thompson. Wayne County, which dropped to 3-3, used 50 plays to amass 203 yards of offense. The Cards were once again led by senior quarterback Ryan Steele. Steele rushed 17 times for 79 yards and completed 8 of 23 passes for 98 yards with 4 interceptions, as the Cards totaled 11 first downs. "As the head coach I scheduled this game to show our kids where we want to be as a team and what it takes to play at this level. Maybe the atmosphere with all the smoke and sirens was just too much. We played shell-shocked instead of as a team that had nothing to lose and everything to gain," said Thompson. Wayne County opened the game with the football and gained a first down, before a Ryan Steele pass attempt bounced off his receiver and into the hands of Jimmie Warren. Warren returned the interception 42 yards for the game's first touchdown. The extra-point gave the hosts a 7-0 lead with 10:43 left in the first period. The Cards marched 43 yards on 12 plays, on their next drive, but turned the ball over on downs on the Scott County 33 yardline. Scott County managed just three plays on their first offensive series, before Wayne County's Jordan Bertram forced a fumble that was recovered by teammate Cody Pyles. The Cards used six plays to travel into Scott County territory, but a Ryan Steele fourth down attempt was intercepted by Samuel Payne and returned 58 yards to the Wayne County 10 yardline. "We had the ball inside their 40 yardline twice in the first quarter and forced a turnover, but didn't score. We have to start making plays when given the opportunity, we had two interceptions that bounced off our guys' hands. You just can't do that against anybody, let alone a team of Scott County's caliber," said Thompson. Scott County needed just one play to score, as Jimmie Warren rambled in from 10 yards out. The Jesse Hawkins extra-point pushed the lead to 14-0 with 1:54 left in the opening quarter. Scott County's special teams added the third score of the night, as Rodney Haddix returned a punt 69 yards for a touchdown. The extra-point pushed the score to 21-0 with 11:41 left in the first half. After a Wayne County turnover, Scott County used four plays to move 36 yards and score on a Jimmie Warren 17 yard touchdown run. The Jesse Hawkins kick pushed the score to 28-0 with 9:58 remaining in the second period. The hosts pushed the score to 35-0 on their next offense series. Scott County made the most of good field-position and used four plays to march 47 yards and scored on a Mike Sberna 10 yard touchdown run, with still 7:37 left in the quarter. Jimmie Warren added his fourth touchdown of the half, at the 1:48 mark of the second quarter. Warren capped-off an eight-play 45 yard drive with a 4 yard scoring run. The extra-point pushed the score to 42-0, which was the halftime score. "We had some chances early and dominated the time of possession, but we just couldn't ever sustain anything offensively or stop them defensively," said Thompson. Scott County added 2 more touchdowns in the third quarter on a Jimmie Warren 38 yard run and a Keith Smith 1 yard touchdown run. Jesse Hawkins booted both extra-points, as the hosts pushed to a 56-0 advantage. Wayne County did put together a nice offensive drive late, but once again couldn't reach the end zone. The Cards used 12 plays to march 54 yards, but Scott County's Jake Turner intercepted the Cards' pass on the 14 yardline. Scott County rounded-out the scoring with their longest drive of the night. The squad used nine plays to roll 86 yards and score on a Nick Thomas 16 yard touchdown run. The point-after left the score 63-0, with just 1:55 left in the contest. Wayne County was unable to answer with a score, which marked the first time the Cards were shutout since a 53-0 playoff loss to Bardstown, in November of 2001. A review of the defensive stats shows senior linebacker Ryan Steele led the unit with 8 total stops. Freshman Nathan Elam added 5 tackles, while the duo of Wesley Dick and Cody Neal contributed 4 stops each. The Cards return home this week for a special Saturday afternoon date with Pendleton County. "I'm excited to be playing on Saturday afternoon, that's something a little different so hopefully our guys will respond after two straight losses. We have to go back to work and try to find the effort and intensity we've lacked since the Monroe County game," said Thompson. Pendleton County, a Class 3A school in just its third year of varsity football, is off to a 4-2 start and coming off an impressive 44-0 win over Owen County. "We have to get back to the basics this week and prepare for a football team that's very solid on both sides of the ball," said Thompson. Kickoff is set for 2 p.m. Saturday at Wayne County's Jewell Field. Add a comment |
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